Apart from its edible flowers and highly nutritious seeds, pumpkin is loaded with the important antioxidant beta-carotene. Like the Americans, you can create endless yummy ways with pumpkin – just add a spice or a herb or two:

Spiced soup:

Soften an onion in olive oil. Stir in 1 t of curry powder and some crushed garlic. Add 1-2 cups pumpkin and 1 cup of stock. Simmer for 20 minutes, then blend and season. Serve with crisp poppadoms.

Posh pancakes:

Blend 3/4-1 cup pumpkin with your favourite pancake batter (thin down with a little milk or water to a pouring-cream consistency). Serve hot with lots of cinnamon and sugar.

Savoury fritters:

Mix a cup of pumpkin with a beaten egg and enough flour for a suitable dropping consistency. Add a pinch of salt and another of baking powder. Fry spoonfuls of the mixture in hot oil until golden. Sprinkle with dukkah.

OTHER PUMPKIN RECIPES TO TRY

Pumpkin and rosemary muffins

Pumpkin bobotie

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